Rocky Mountain Rooftop: A Colorado Rockies podcast‪.‬ Rocky Mountain Rooftop

In this special Rooftop Mingle episode of Affected by Altitude, 2023 draft pick Aidan Longwell joins Skyler to talk about his stellar career playing at Kent State University. He chronicles the success of playing for an esteemed program as well as the transition to pro ball with the Low-A Fresno Grizzlies. They also talk about his approach at the plate, the pride he takes on defense at first base, and some of the advice he's gained from Hall of Famer Todd Helton. Could he also get back on the mound at some point? Did he get to meet Bluey?! All of this and more in this conversation with Aidan.
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Mexico has a rich history of players and culture and that become engrained in the sport of baseball. Recently, the Rockies played in Mexico City where Vinny Castilla and Jorge De La Rosa were recognized. However, beyond them are a slew of other players that spent a little bit of time with the Rockies. Skyler and Dustin explore the dozen or so players that were born in Mexico and ended up on the Rockies roster. They focus mainly on Armando Reynoso before diving into quick hits of the other players.
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This week, Skyler and Evan are joined by friend of the show Patrick Lyons to discuss just how frustrating the Rockies have been. Especially frustrating is an interview coming to the defense of skipper Bud Black from general manager Bill Schmidt. After holding a team meeting following a sweep by the bottom-dwelling Miami Marlins, the Rockies came out of the gate with a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates... only to drop the last two games of the series in frustrating fashion and have it feel like we're right back where we started. However, it's not all negative. The lads spend the third segment trying to be positive in the face of adversity.
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Fresh off the end of the Colorado Rockies playing in beautiful Mexico City, Skyler and Evan are ready to engage in a much needed vent session. The Rockies are bad and it's showing in every part of play from the top to the bottom. The floundering offense is particularly a sore subject and outside of a few exceptions the problems are widespread through the roster. What is there to be done? What can be done? The season may be lost but I don't think most of us expected it to be this bad. We finish up by exploring roster moves, injuries, and discussing the potential ascension of Jordan Beck to the big league roster.
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This week Skyler and Evan discuss the injuries and illnesses sweeping through the clubhouse as Kris Bryant, Daniel Bard, and Kyle Freeland have all had status updates and half the team got sick during the roadtrip. Meanwhile, the Colorado Rockies offense--despite preaching philosophical changes this offseason--are striking out more and walking less as the bats fail to get anything going more often than not. Also, did you know that a left elbow and a right shoulder are two different body parts? Something something we also flew a plane.
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Skyler and Evan record on Monday morning after a busy weekend to discuss the state of the Colorado Rockies. The rotation is starting to round into better form but there is still much to be desired from the staff. Ryan Feltner stands out as the best of the bunch with the highest potential for the season. Meanwhile, slumping Rockies like Nolan Jones and Brendan Rodgers are starting to find their stride while guys like Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar are showing improvement from 2023 at the plate. We round things out with a trip to the minors, where outside of Albuquerque the Rockies' affiliates are off to a great start with the Spokane Indians rotation really impressing the fans.
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